Today after breakfast, we were transported on buses to a church in Kalocsa where we listened to an excellent organ concert. Then we went to a horse farm where we were entertained by the Horsemen of Puszta in their traditional costumes. We were served some local refreshments and were given a ride around the farm in a horse cart.

 

We have had an opportunity to see some of the countryside. Instead of trying to explain what it looks like, here is a quote from our daily information packet:

 

"This part of Hungary, to the east of the Danube and south of the mountains, is also home to Europe's largest continuous area of grassland, the Great Plains. It is an area of rivers and national parks, home to a huge variety of wildlife and vast expanses of land where native grey-horned cattle roam and seemingly endless horizons beckon. It's also the driest and sunniest part of the country.....".

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We found it to be very flat. The only hills, if you can call them that, are the river banks. The fast current of the Danube flows past them and we can see a continuous row of deciduous trees with short breaks for sandy beaches. Small villages, vacation houses and some small industries dot the landscape. Looking toward the river's horizon, the Danube is indeed blue. A closer inspection shows a greenish brown color with a lot of cottonwood fuzz floating by.